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‘Up in Smoke,’ ‘Pride of the Yankees,’ ‘Beverly Hills Cop,’ ‘No Country for Old Men,’ ‘The Social Network’ Inducted Into National Film Registry

The Hollywood Reporter
Story by Mike BarnesDecember 17, 2024 • 10:00 AM
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From 'Up in Smoke' to 'The Social Network', a diverse set of cinematic classics gets inducted into the National Film Registry, cementing their status as cultural touchstones.
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  • Cheech & Chong's iconic stoner comedy 'Up in Smoke' is among the 25 films selected, showcasing the duo's improvisational genius that made the movie feel like it was happening in the moment.
  • Aaron Sorkin's rapid-fire dialogue and David Fincher's masterful pacing turned the seemingly dry story of Facebook's creation into the riveting 'The Social Network', a critical examination of modern American capitalism.
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Cheech Marin, Tommy Chong, Edward James Olmos, James Cagney, Humphrey Bogart, Pat O'Brien, Annabelle Moore, Eddie Murphy, Andy Warhol, Paul Morrissey, Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman, Zeinabu irene Davis, Michelle A. Banks, John Earl Jelks, Patrick Swayze, Jennifer Grey, Bill Gunn, Marlene Clark, William Cameron Menzies, John Seitz, Max Fleischer, Dave Fleischer, Gregory Nava, Patty Duke, Anne Bancroft, Gus Van Sant, River Phoenix, Keanu Reeves, Josh Brolin, Javier Bardem, Tommy Lee Jones, Gary Farmer, A Martinez, Gary Cooper, Teresa Wright, Walter Brennan, Aaron Sorkin, David Fincher, Jesse Eisenberg, Rooney Mara, Robert Rodriguez, Nicholas Meyer, James Horner, William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, Ricardo Montalban, Sidney Poitier, Bill Cosby, Harry Belafonte, Obaka Adedunyo, Loretta Devine, Adaora "Zora" Lathan, National Film Registry, Paramount, Library of Congress, NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt, Fleischer Studios, Walt Disney Co., New Line Cinema, Miramax, Columbia Pictures, Everett Collection, 'Up in Smoke', 'Angels With Dirty Faces', 'The Pride of the Yankees', 'Beverly Hills Cop', 'Dirty Dancing', 'Ganja and Hess', 'Invaders From Mars', 'KoKo's Earth Control', 'Mi Familia', 'The Miracle Worker', 'My Own Private Idaho', 'No Country for Old Men', 'Powwow Highway', 'The Social Network', 'Spy Kids', 'Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan', 'The Texas Chainsaw Massacre', 'Uptown Saturday Night'
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